An American start-up has developed a pad connected by Bluetooth to a smartphone, which indicates the ideal time to replace it.
This is an innovation that looks like a man’s idea for women. The connected buffer. Rules, buffers, bluetooth, can’t you see the connection? The American start-up created by Berkeley students, “My.Flow” – which is important to congratulate on its name – has just developed their next trip to the bathroom.
“The rules are silent,” explain gravely its creators on the site dedicated to the project. We asked women: what improvements can we make in the menstrual cycle? And this is how we met their expectations. “
It is an almost classic buffer, in which a sensor is installed. It is connected by two wires to a small device which attaches to the belt, and which sends information on the status of the product via Bluetooth to the smartphone. A gauge indicates the percentage of filling, and alerts at the fateful moment.
Too much connected kills the connected?
To get the device, it will cost 50 dollars, or about 45 euros. Then, a monthly box of tampons costs 10 euros, twice as expensive as conventional tampons. The price of innovation, no doubt …
“This Bluetooth tampon is the smartest thing you can put in your vagina,” headlines the High-tech site. Guizmodo. Not so sure. First of all, paying more than double for a classic product, not necessarily smart. Then, imagine that in addition to the usual galleys in the small toilets of the bar, the wire of your tampon is no longer 5 but 50 cm, and that you have to bring it up to the belt to connect it to the device. .
For the practical side, it must be admitted: once in place, you just have to wait for the end of the timer, as for the frozen dish in the microwave.
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